Easy Weathering Method for Rolling Stock

Great video!!!

@harley rider posted:

Great video!!!

Thanks! Always try to pass along any tricks or tips I can to help others.

@ryanexpresstrains posted:

Hey everyone. If you're someone who's on the fence about giving weathering a try, or just looking for other mediums to explore, here's a simple method I use. One of my favorite things about PanPastels- if you mess up, or you don't like it- you can wipe it off with soap and water! Give it a try.

@ryanexpresstrains

I am a recent subscriber and have enjoyed several videos on your channel. This is a GREAT video! It really de-mystifies weathering. Also, your verbal presentation flows well and is engaging.

I have just one comment about the current video. When you bring the freight car into the foreground for a look at a finished side of the car, it might be a good idea to have another light source to illuminate the close-up view. Otherwise, the close-up is back lighted and the great work you did on the car is not clearly visible.

Keep your great videos coming. Bravo!!!!

@Randy Harrison posted:

@ryanexpresstrains

I am a recent subscriber and have enjoyed several videos on your channel. This is a GREAT video! It really de-mystifies weathering. Also, your verbal presentation flows well and is engaging.

I have just one comment about the current video. When you bring the freight car into the foreground for a look at a finished side of the car, it might be a good idea to have another light source to illuminate the close-up view. Otherwise, the close-up is back lighted and the great work you did on the car is not clearly visible.

Keep your great videos coming. Bravo!!!!

Thanks Randy! Appreciate the support and kind comments. I really appreciate it.

Yes, I noticed that after I recorded it. I had my layout lights on in addition to the lights over the workbench and hoped that would be sufficient, but alas…. That was the first time I’ve recorded a video at the workbench, so I’ve learned for next time. I have a ring light so I’ll use that next time.

Thanks again!

Ryan, Great how to video. I’ve been weathering with an airbrush for years. I think you should have more than one method of weathering just to get some variety in the fleet. When airbrushing I tend to use just a few favorite colors and after a while all my cars start to look the same. I watched Howard Zane do an engine the other night and then your how to both using Pan Pastels. I’ll have to pick some up and give them a try.

I like how you started out with a cup of coffee. I do the same thing. Except I tend to get sidetracked once I start and next thing it’s no longer hot. A Yeti mug or something similar is one of the best modeling tools I’ve bought.

@Dave_C posted:

Ryan, Great how to video. I’ve been weathering with an airbrush for years. I think you should have more than one method of weathering just to get some variety in the fleet. When airbrushing I tend to use just a few favorite colors and after a while all my cars start to look the same. I watched Howard Zane do an engine the other night and then your how to both using Pan Pastels. I’ll have to pick some up and give them a try.

I like how you started out with a cup of coffee. I do the same thing. Except I tend to get sidetracked once I start and next thing it’s no longer hot. A Yeti mug or something similar is one of the best modeling tools I’ve bought.

Thanks Dave! I agree. I think it’s important to try and use different methods. I also like some of the paints and pencils from AK Interactive. I’ve airbrushed some stuff in the past.

I like the PanPastels a lot. There’s just about every color you can imagine so you can really customize cars and locomotives. I also use them on my bridges and structures.

Coffee is a must!

Great video. Can you please list the products? I tried to get all the pastel names

@PSU1980 posted:

Great video. Can you please list the products? I tried to get all the pastel names

Thanks Kevin! The four colors I used on the hopper were:

Black, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, and Titanium white.

Also on the palette that I use frequently are the colorless blender, Paynes grey, Burnt Sienna Tint, Natural Grey, and Natural Grey Tint.